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Investigators said a woman, Elizabeth Renteria, 21, of Okeechobee, was traveling east in a Ford Focus on State Road 70. According to an accident report, Renteria was turning her Ford Focus left into the McDonald’s when she “turned directly into the path” of the oncoming deputy’s Crown Victoria.

“How fast was the deputy going?” Alma Medrano, whose sister and cousin were killed in the wreck, told WPBF News. “The speed limit is only 35. How was she ejected? How did her car end up all the way over where it did?”

Officials said Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office Deputy Joseph Gracie was traveling west and was struck by Renteria's car; Gracie's patrol car struck an aluminum light pole.

The collision was so powerful that Renteria’s car came to a rest at the Regions Bank on the next block, which is a good distance from the McDonald’s entrance. One of the women was ejected, according to an eyewitness who spoke to WPBF and Medrano’s family.

The eyewitness, who wished to remain anonymous, told WPBF News that the deputy was traveling at least 70 mph but did not have his emergency lights and sirens on.

Another patrol car driven by Okeechobee County Sheriff's Deputy William Jolley was traveling behind Gracie. The light pole fell on Jolley's vehicle.

Renteria and a passenger in her car, Hilda Medrano, 21, were killed in the crash. A second passenger, Isamar Jaimes, 20, suffered critical injuries and was taken to Raulerson Hospital.

Gracie suffered critical injuries and was taken to Lawnwood Medical Center for treatment. Jolley suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene of the crash.